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Title: Obama: We Had Nothing to Do With Cornhusker Kickback, Emanuel: Yes We Did
Post by: bijou on January 30, 2010, 01:26:06 PM

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Hours before his embattled boss gave his first State of the Union address, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel contradicted President Barack Obama’s claim made just two days before that he had nothing to do with the much maligned deal to get the vote of Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Nebraska) for the Senate’s healthcare bill just before Christmas.

Speaking to ABC News’ World News Tonight anchor Diane Sawyer in an exclusive interview on Monday, Obama denied being involved in what has come to be known as the “Cornhusker Kickback”

    SAWYER: A lot of people think you must say at the end of the day, this is not who I was in 2008, these deals with Nebraska, with Florida…

    OBAMA: Let’s hold on a second, Diane. I mean, I think that this gets into a big mush. So let’s just clarify. I didn’t make a bunch of deals. There is a legislative process that is taking place in Congress and I am happy to own up to the fact that I have not changed Congress and how it operates the way I would have liked. So that’s point number one.

In an interview with CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric on Wednesday, Emanuel flatly stated that he and the Obama administration were heavily involved in the Cornhusker Kickback as well as the other deals that provoked outrage from the public and helped Republican Scott Brown win the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by the late Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts. ...

http://biggovernment.com/2010/01/29/obamas-clean-hands-claim-on-cornhusker-kickback-contradicted-by-rahm-emanuel/

Obama lied, Nelson's career died.

Title: Re: Obama: We Had Nothing to Do With Cornhusker Kickback, Emanuel: Yes We Did
Post by: franksolich on January 30, 2010, 01:38:23 PM

Quote from: bijou on January 30, 2010, 01:26:06 PM

Obama lied, Nelson's career died.

It sure did.

But the senior senator from Nebraska's got only himself to blame.

Title: Re: Obama: We Had Nothing to Do With Cornhusker Kickback, Emanuel: Yes We Did
Post by: Splashdown on January 30, 2010, 02:36:47 PM

Looks like Rahm better get ready. He's about to be tossed under the 0-bama Express.

Title: Re: Obama: We Had Nothing to Do With Cornhusker Kickback, Emanuel: Yes We Did
Post by: Lord Undies on January 30, 2010, 02:48:01 PM

Can't we find Obomo some busy work to keep him occupied until January '13?  Maybe make him Ambassador to Hawaii or something?  Meanwhile we can let the generals take care of their business and Congress can recess until January '11.

Title: Re: Obama: We Had Nothing to Do With Cornhusker Kickback, Emanuel: Yes We Did
Post by: Aaron Burr on January 30, 2010, 03:38:38 PM

Is Emanuel positioning himself as the next John Dean? Ruh roh.

Title: Re: Obama: We Had Nothing to Do With Cornhusker Kickback, Emanuel: Yes We Did
Post by: dandi on January 30, 2010, 05:58:31 PM

Quote from: Aaron Burr on January 30, 2010, 03:38:38 PM

Is Emanuel positioning himself as the next John Dean? Ruh roh.

Nah, he's too damned arrogant to have the rookie Kenyan halfwit try and minimize his hard work at negotiating.